"Flavors you get from oak are dependent on temperatures you toast"...Len Napolitano from The Barrel Mill is our guest this episode. Oak spirals are slowly taking the place of oak barrels, and can often be used in older barrels to help the process along, Len tells us why that is and some techniques for oaking your mead. Also in this episode, what considerations are you giving to your recipe creation? The guys discuss things such as yeast, tannins, fruits and more. A few Facebook Friends questions rounds out the episode.
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